Mosaic Of Virgin And Child Church Of The Holy Wisdom Hagia Sophia

Mosaic Of Virgin And Child Church Of The Holy Wisdom Hagia Sophia On the right, emperor constantine, who founded constantinople in 330 c.e., offers a model of the city (with its high crenelated walls) to the virgin and child. on the left, emperor justinian, who built hagia sophia between 532–537, offers a domed model of hagia sophia—the very church in which this mosaic is located—to the virgin and child. The virgin and child mosaic is located in the apse semi dome. in the mosaic mary is enthroned and she puts her right hand on shoulder of the child christ who is seated in her lap. her left hand holds a handkerchief, which is on christ’s knee. in the mosaic, christ has a fair complexion. there is a decorated inscription which is mostly erased around them, which says: ‘’the images which.

Byzantine Mosaic Of The Virgin And Child 867ad Church Of The Holy Hagia sophia (turkish: ayasofya; ancient greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: hagía sophía; latin: sancta sapientia; lit. ' holy wisdom '), officially the hagia sophia grand mosque (turkish: ayasofya i kebir cami i Şerifi), [3] is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in istanbul, turkey. The mosaic is located in the apse semi dome of hagia sophia. in the mosaic, mary is enthroned, and she puts her right hand on the shoulder of the child christ, seated on her lap. her left hand holds a handkerchief, which is on christ’s knee. in the mosaic, christ has a fair complexion. it was uncovered in 867 ad by photios the patriarch. The mosaic is located in the apse semi dome of hagia sophia. in the mosaic mary is enthroned and she puts her right hand on the shoulder of the child christ who is seated in her lap. her left hand holds a handkerchief, which is on christ’s knee. in the mosaic, christ has a fair complexion. it was uncovered in 867 ce by photius the patriarch. Hagia sophia, an important byzantine structure in istanbul and one of the world’s great monuments. it was built as a christian church in the 6th century ce (532–537) under the direction of the byzantine emperor justinian i. in subsequent centuries it became a mosque, a museum, and a mosque again. the building reflects the religious changes.